After dealing with Xue Qingyan's matter and selecting almost all the jadeite, Yang Qi planned to leave for Qingzhou once the issue of the mineral vein's income rights was settled.
However, early the next morning, Yang Qi met an unexpected person.
Long Yun!
When Yang Qi had breakfast and was about to go to Maoliao Street, he met an acquaintance in the restaurant. It was Long Yun, whom he had met in Wudang.
"Senior Long, why did you come here in person?" After returning to the room, Yang Qi looked at Long Yun in front of him and said with some surprise.
The last time Long Yun showed up was because of the fight between Taixuan Sect and Nanjiang Holy Land. The fight between the two holy lands even resulted in the death of several strong men in the fetal breathing realm. It was not surprising that Long Yun showed up. But now, Long Yun actually appeared in East Guangdong, which was really beyond his expectations.
"I didn't expect that after just a few months of not seeing you, your cultivation has improved significantly." Long Yun glanced at Yang Qi and said with emotion.
When I first met Yang Qi in Wudang, Yang Qi's cultivation was only that of a four-star martial artist. But now, Yang Qi's cultivation has reached that of a five-star martial artist, and he is almost at the point of breaking through to become a six-star martial artist.
Such a speed of cultivation surprised even Long Yun, a top martial artist. There were many geniuses in the Long family, but only a few could cultivate at such a speed.
"I gained a little from fighting with the Nine Thousand Years Old Man." Yang Qi said modestly. Although his cultivation was close to that of a six-star martial artist, he still felt a strong pressure in front of Long Yun. Long Yun's cultivation was at least an eight-star martial artist!
“With your talent, if it were in the past, I don’t know how many holy lands would have rushed to recruit you as a disciple. Unfortunately, there are only three holy lands still active in the martial arts world. The Long family and the Taixuan Sect are not suitable for you, and the Nanjiang Holy Land has a grudge against you.” Long Yun sighed.
"Even without the help of the Holy Land, I am confident that I am no less than others." Yang Qi smiled slightly.
Hearing this, Long Yun was stunned. Although he was surprised at Yang Qi's talent, he didn't quite believe that Yang Qi was confident that he could be as good as the top strong men in the holy land.
"Actually, the reason I came here this time is because of what you said yesterday about the Holy See of Light." Long Yun explained his purpose.
"Do they really have other intentions?" Yang Qi was stunned.
"Tell me first what happened when you met that man last night." Long Yun said.
Yang Qi nodded and told him about his encounter with the white old man last night.
"According to what you said, the white old man should be Xi Meng from the Knights Templar, a five-star martial artist." Long Yun said in a deep voice after listening to what Yang Qi said.
With the strength of a five-star martial artist, in today's China, if there were no outlier like Yang Qi, no one would be able to stop him unless he took action.
"Is there really such a thing as the knight's sword in Guangdong?" Yang Qi asked.
"It is true that a member of the Holy See Knights was beheaded in eastern Guangdong that year, but it is not clear whether his knight's sword was left in eastern Guangdong. Even if it was left in eastern Guangdong, it is unlikely that the Holy See would come looking for it after such a long time. After all, before Taizu founded the country, the influence of the Holy See in China was not weak." Long Yun said.
Yang Qi nodded. You know, the earliest expansion of Europe was actually the expansion of missionaries. Long before the discovery of the American continent, missionaries were able to come to China. If the knight's sword of the Holy See really remained, it would have been easier to find it than it is now.
"Have you heard about the Holy See's Crusade to the East?" Long Yun suddenly asked.
"Isn't the Holy See's Eastern Expedition a legend? Could it really have happened?" Yang Qi looked at Long Yun in surprise. He had only seen this matter in some unofficial history when he was in school, but there was no record of this incident in official history.
"This incident did happen." Long Yun nodded slightly and continued, "According to the records of the clan, the Church did go on an expedition to the East..."
With Long Yun's explanation, Yang Qi also understood more about the Holy See's Eastern Expedition.
The reason why the Vatican's Crusade to the East was not recorded in the official history was actually because the Crusade was a battle among the spiritual world. Because of this, not many people knew about it, and those who knew the inside story also kept the events of that year secret.
At that time, the power of the Church was extremely strong. In Europe, the Dark Council was completely suppressed. In order to expand and spread the faith, the Church began to spread the faith eastward, and at the same time used force to suppress the resistance forces on the way eastward. The entire eastward journey was also called the Eastern Expedition, which lasted for nearly ten years.
The eastward expansion of the Holy See of Light once reached the border area between ancient India and China.
The Chinese cultivation world at that time naturally would not allow the Holy See of Light to preach in their territory, so a terrible war broke out. At that point, the cultivation world of almost the entire earth was engulfed. On one side was the Holy See of Light, and on the other side was the alliance headed by China.
The Holy See of Light almost single-handedly fights against other spiritual forces, including the Dark Council, the Chinese spiritual world, the Indian spiritual world, and the R country spiritual world.
That shocking battle finally broke out in the Himalayas and lasted for nine days and nine nights, and ended with the defeat of the Holy See of Light and the severe injury of the Holy Emperor. Other forces, including the Chinese cultivation world, also suffered heavy losses.
"At that time, the Dark Council was dragging the Holy See of Light in Europe, and in the East, an alliance led by the Chinese cultivation community was formed, which finally stopped the Holy See of Light's eastward expedition." Long Yun sighed.
The strength of the Holy See of Light also shocked the entire cultivation world on Earth after that battle, especially the major holy places in China. Originally, there were many fights between the holy places, but because of this battle, there were few large-scale conflicts in the major holy places later, because of the external threat of the Holy See of Light.
"Could it be that the visit of the Holy See of Light to China this time is related to the Eastern Expedition?" Yang Qi frowned. Long Yun mentioned the Eastern Expedition at this time, it certainly couldn't be that he wanted to use this opportunity to tell him about the power of the Holy See of Light. After all, the Holy See of Light was recognized as the number one force in the cultivation world, and the Holy Emperor was recognized as the strongest person.
"In the battle that year, the Holy Emperor of that generation was seriously injured, and the Holy See of Light retreated to Europe. Over the years, the successive Holy Emperors of the Holy See of Light have taken action many times, but we discovered one thing. It seems that the Holy Emperor is missing a Yuan soldier!" Long Yun glanced at Yang Qi and said in a deep voice.
Yuan soldiers
Upon hearing this, Yang Qi's face changed. Like Yuanbing and Xuanbing, both are weapons used by warriors. However, Yuanbing is far superior to Xuanbing in both power and value.
Yang Qi originally thought that even a martial arts master at the level of the Saint Emperor could only use high-grade or top-grade Xuan weapons at most, but he did not expect that the Saint Emperor actually had Yuan weapons, and it seemed that there were more than one!
The help that a Yuan Bing can provide to a warrior, especially a Wu Zong at this level, is immense. A Wu Zong of the same level who has a Yuan Bing can easily defeat a Wu Zong without a Yuan Bing! (To be continued)